Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Bad Data. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80090005)

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Problem:

When you try to use the IIS console, you get the following error:

Bad Data. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80090005)

Why:

You have copied the configuration file of IIS from one computer to the other (C:WindowsSystem32inetsrvconfigapplicationHost.config)

This file contains Windows account for the applications pools. The password is encrypted using a local key on the computer so the other server can’t decrypt the password.

Modifying the applications pools password doesn’t fix the issue.

Workaround:

2 ways:

  • Rollback the configuration on the destination computer. By default, IIS keep the last 10 configurations (C:inetpubhistory)
  • Use the supported way to copy the configuration.

Export configuration:

aspnet_regiis -px "iisConfigurationKey" "C:iisConfigurationKey.xml" -pri 
aspnet_regiis -px "iisWasKey" "c:iisWasKey.xml" –pri

Import on target:

aspnet_regiis -pi "iisConfigurationKey" "C:iisConfigurationKey.xml" 
aspnet_regiis -pi "iisWasKey" "C:iisWasKey.xml"

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